2 Chronicles 18:33

33 Now a certain man drew the bow {at random} and struck the king of Israel between the soldering of [his] breastplate armor. Then he said to the chariot driver, "{Turn around}; get me away from the [war] camp, for I am wounded."

2 Chronicles 18:33 Meaning and Commentary

2 Chronicles 18:33

(See Gill on 2 Chronicles 18:2).

2 Chronicles 18:33 In-Context

31 And it happened [that] when the commanders of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, then they said, "It [is] the king of Israel!" And they turned against him to fight. Then Jehoshaphat cried out and Yahweh helped him. God drove them away from him.
32 And it happened [that] when the commanders of the chariots saw that it was not the king of Israel, they turned back from following him.
33 Now a certain man drew the bow {at random} and struck the king of Israel between the soldering of [his] breastplate armor. Then he said to the chariot driver, "{Turn around}; get me away from the [war] camp, for I am wounded."
34 And the battle went on that day, and the king of Israel was propped up in the chariot facing Aram until the evening. And he died at the time of the going down of the sun.

Footnotes 2

  • [a]. Literally "in his innocence"
  • [b]. Literally "Turn away your hand"
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